Argus Brazil Motor Fuels Forward Curves
A daily forward curves service providing 24-month price visibility across Brazil’s biofuels, gasoline, diesel and feedstock markets to support hedging, procurement and strategic planning.
Overview
Argus Brazil Motor Fuels Forward Curves deliver forward price projections across key Brazilian fuel markets, combining Argus spot benchmarks with proprietary modelling to reflect local supply, demand and policy dynamics. The service covers biodiesel, gasoline, diesel and key feedstocks, alongside global futures benchmarks, enabling market participants to manage exposure, optimise procurement and support trading and investment decisions in a complex and evolving regulatory environment.
At a glance
- 24-month forward curves for Brazil motor fuels markets
- Coverage across biofuels, refined products and key feedstocks
- Integration with global futures benchmarks (RBOB, ULSD, CBOT soybean oil)
- Brazil-specific modelling reflecting local policy and market structure
- Delivered daily with flexible access options (Excel, API, data platforms)
Key features
Forward price visibility
Daily forward curves across biodiesel, gasoline, diesel and feedstocks, providing consistent price signals for planning, risk management and trading.
Brazil-specific modelling
Forward curves built to reflect Brazil’s unique, policy-driven fuels ecosystem, including blending mandates, regional supply dynamics and local pricing structures.
Multi-market coverage
Comprehensive coverage of biofuels, refined products and feedstocks across multiple Brazilian locations, supported by relevant global futures benchmarks.
Risk management and hedging support
Enables assessment of price exposure and supports hedging strategies across fuel and feedstock markets.
Flexible data access
Data delivered via Excel, API, FTP and third-party platforms, enabling integration into trading, risk and analytics systems.
Downloadable datasets
Forward curve datasets are available in Excel and machine-readable formats, supporting integration into internal models, valuation tools and planning workflows.
How Argus builds Brazil motor fuels forward curves
- Market-reflective design
Built to reflect the structure of global and domestic fuel markets, incorporating relationships between liquid benchmarks, regional markets and time spreads.
- Robust modelled values
Forward curves are modelled indicators of value at the time of publication, designed to be reliable, representative and free from distortion.
- Broad market input
Informed by traded forward markets, Argus price assessments, external market data and historical relationships across related commodities.
- Clear methodology and consistency
Zero-arbitrage construction, defined relationships between contracts and rigorous validation ensure internally consistent and tradable curves.
Who uses this service
- ANP-regulated suppliers
Support compliance and forward planning with transparent, independent price benchmarks.
- Biofuels, gasoline and diesel producers
Optimise production planning and manage margins with forward pricing across fuels and feedstocks.
- Financial institutions and investors
Access independent forward curves to support valuation, structured products and risk assessment.
- Government agencies
Gain visibility into market trends and pricing dynamics to inform policy and regulatory decisions.
- Fuel distributors
Improve procurement strategies and pricing decisions in a volatile and regionally fragmented market.
- Integrated agribusinesses and energy firms
Manage feedstock exposure and optimise cross-commodity strategies across the value chain.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key price assessments
Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.